John Locke’s Liberalism

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August 2010

In this work, Ruth W. Grant presents a new approach to John Locke’s familiar works. Taking the unusual step of relating Locke’s Two Treatises to his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Grant establishes the unity and coherence of Locke’s political arguments. She analyzes the Two Treatises as a systematic demonstration of liberal principles of right and power and grounds it in the epistemology set forth in the Essay.

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Possibility of Political Theory Introduction Two Kinds of Understanding The Essay and the Two TreatisesThe Application and the Foundation of Moral Knowledge Moral Knowledge and Moral Freedom Conclusion: Reason and Politics 2. Legitimate and Illegitimate Power: The Normative Theory The Requirements of Political Theory Legitimate and Illegitimate Power: The First TreatiseLegitimate and Illegitimate Power: The Second Treatise3. Legitimate and Illegitimate Power: Practical Tests of the Normative Theory Introduction Obligation Resistance 4. Reason and Politics Reconsidered Introduction Government as Judge Reason, Freedom, Will Conclusion: Locke and Liberal Theory Bibliography Index

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